Before him, the water of the canal was green and shiny.Occasional passing boats broke the mirror smooth surface into ripples and eddies, turning the reflection of the earthen bank and the long line of mulberry trees flanking it into a dancing grey blur.

• 在他面前那条“官河”内，水是绿油油的，来往的船也不多，镜子一样的水面这里那里起了几道皱纹或是小小的涡旋，那时候，倒影在水里的泥岸和岸边成排的桑树，都晃乱成灰暗的一片。